Directed by Stephen Daldry Written by David Hare Bernhard Schlink Cast Ralph Fiennes ... Michael Berg David Kross ... Young Michael Berg Jeanette Hain ... Brigitte Kate Winslet ... Hanna Schmitz Susanne Lothar ... Carla Berg Alissa Wilms ... Emily Berg Florian Bartholomäi ... Thomas Berg Friederike Becht ... Angela Berg Matthias Habich ... Peter Berg Frieder Venus ... Doctor Marie-Anne Fliegel ... Hanna's Neighbour (as Marie Anne Fliegel) Hendrik Arnst ... Woodyard Worker Rainer Sellien ... Teacher Torsten Michaelis ... Sports Master Moritz Grove ... Holger Joachim Tomaschewsky ... Stamp Dealer Barbara Philipp ... Waitress Hans Hohlbein ... Clerk Jürgen Tarrach ... Gerhard Bade (as Juergen Tarrach) Kirsten Block ... Female Judge Vijessna Ferkic ... Sophie Vanessa Berthold ... Sophie's Friend Benjamin Trinks ... Holger's Friend Fritz Roth ... Tram Supervisor Hannah Herzsprung ... Julia Jacqueline Macaulay ... Heidelberg Lecturer (as Jaqueline Macaulay) Volker Bruch ... Dieter Bruno Ganz ... Professor Rohl Karoline Herfurth ... Marthe Max Mauff ... Rudolf Ludwig Blochberger ... Seminar Group Student Jonas Jägermeyr ... Seminar Group Student Alexander Kasprik ... Seminar Group Student Burghart Klaußner ... Judge (as Burghart Klaussner) Sylvester Groth ... Prosecuting Council Fabian Busch ... Hanna's Defence Council Margarita Broich ... Co-Defendant Marie Gruber ... Co-Defendant Lena Lessing ... Co-Defendant Merelina Kendall ... Co-Defendant Hildegard Schroedter ... Co-Defendant Lena Olin ... Rose Mather / Ilana Mather Alexandra Maria Lara ... Young Ilana Mather Martin Brambach ... Remand Prison Guard #1 Michael Schenk ... Remand Prison Guard #2 Ava Eusepi-Harris ... Young Julia Nadja Engel ... Mail Room Guard #1 Anne-Kathrin Gummich ... Mail Room Guard #2 Carmen-Maja Antoni ... Prison Librarian Petra Hartung ... Head Prison Guard Linda Bassett ... Ms. Brenner Beata Lehmann ... Ms. Brenner's Secretary Heike Hanold-Lynch ... Prison Guard Bettina Scheuritzel ... Gate Guard Robin Gooch ... Ilana's Maid (as Robin Lyn Gooch) Uncredited Cast Thomas Borchardt ... Criminal Defense Lawyer Alexandru Herca ... Reporter Hendrik Maaß ... Michael's Court House Assistant Klemen Novak ... Additional Voices (voice) Rich Odell ... Taxi Driver Daniele Rizzo ... Student Sam Luca Scollin ... Reporter Stephan Ziller ... Student in Court Produced by Jason Blum Christoph Fisser Donna Gigliotti Tarik Karam Anthony Minghella Henning Molfenter Redmond Morris Arno Neubauer Sydney Pollack Marianna Rowinska Sabine Schenk Michael Simon de Normier Nora Skinner Marieke Spencer Bob Weinstein Harvey Weinstein Charlie Woebcken Original Music by Nico Muhly

Additional Info Premiere: December 10, 2008 Theatrical Release: January 09, 2009 DVD Release: April 14, 2009 Blu-ray Release: April 28, 2009 Countries: Distributor: The Weinstein Company Websites: Production Companies The Weinstein Company (presents) Mirage Enterprises (producer) Studio Babelsberg (as Neunte Babelsberg Film) Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (supported by) (as FFA) Deutscher Filmförderfonds (DFFF) (supported by) Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg (supported by) Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) (supported by) Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen (supported by) (as nrw Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen) Distributors The Weinstein Company   (2008) (USA) (theatrical) Genius Products   (2009) (USA) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.6 / 10 Our Rating 6.2 / 10 Reviewers 8.0 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 5.0 / 10 Female Users 5.0 / 10 Site Ranking #564 / 10,234 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 1 total rating Almost Perfect 2 total ratings Page Views Today 1 This Week 2 This Month 2 This Year 70 All Time 2,512